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BNC Statement on Israel’s Ongoing Campaign to Silence Omar Barghouti & Repress the BDS Movement
March 22, 2017 — On the morning of Sunday, March 19, Israeli tax authorities barged into the home of Omar Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of….
Documents reveal how Israel made Amnesty’s local branch a front for the Foreign Ministry in the 70s
The Israeli government funded the establishment and activity of the Amnesty International branch in Israel in the 1960s and 70s. Official documents reveal that the chairman of the organization was in constant contact with the Foreign Ministry and received instructions from it.
UN official resigns after pressure to withdraw Israel apartheid report
A senior United Nations official has resigned, following pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to withdraw the landmark report published earlier this week finding Israel guilty of apartheid. Rima Khalaf, the….
Israeli students undergo right-wing indoctrination before going on school trips abroad
‘The messages are simple and repetitive,’ a mother of an 11th grade student from the central region says. ‘All the Arabs hate us, in fact almost the entire world hates us.’
New UN Report Confirms Israel is an “Apartheid” State, Calls for BDS
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society, has warmly welcomed as a “historic breakthrough” a report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social….
Landmark UN report backs Israel boycott
A new UN report offers explicit backing for the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign to end Israeli apartheid and support a just peace. The landmark report’s endorsement of….
Novelist released on bail after hours of interrogation as six more Palestinian youth seized by occupation forces
Palestinian novelist Khalida Ghosheh was released in Jerusalem on Saturday, 11 March on a payment of 10,000 NIS in bail ($2722 USD) with an unspecified future court date after hours….
Israel’s Travel Ban Backlash: Over 100 Jewish Studies Scholars Threaten to Not Visit Israel in Protest
‘In spite of our different views, we stand in strong opposition to the new law,’ petition reads, while other liberal U.S. Jews warn new law will cause drift toward BDS camp.
« Law-Train »: BACBI’s letter to Ms. Federica Mogherini and Mr. Carlos Moedas
Nevele (Belgium), March 8, 2017. To: Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commission, To: Mr…..